Tire-shoe-making machine.



F. W. KREMER.

TIRE SHOE MAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Aue.9. I912."

Pltented Feb. 20,1917.

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FRANKLIN w. KREMER. or cannsrhnrpiinw JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it'known that I, FRANKLIN W. Kar- MER t d a citizen of the United States, residing arlstadt, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Tu'e-Shoe-Making Machine, of

which the following is a specification.

This inventidn relates to a tire making machine intended for the manufacture of laminated fabric casings or shoes for automobile tires andthe like.

Laminated tire shoes are usually built on circular cores. In making the shoes, sheets of rubberized fabric. cut on the bias, and

fed from jsuitable tablesfreels. .and other well-known fabric-holding devices. are superposed oneach other on the circular core.

he core may be rotated or spun-at different speeds, either by hand or power. as desired, and suitable tread-forming. spinning, and

other tools are pressed against the successiv-e layers of the rubberized fabric, to work the shoe into shape. a

so far as'I am aware, no satisfactory machine has been devised. prior to my present invention, for properly shaping or stretch:

' ing the rubberized fabric, and then feeding it to the core. This is due to the fact that in order to secure the best results, it is necessary to stretch or shape each strip ori its longitudinal median line. without 7 correspondingly stretching its edges. be ore 8E1- plying t e strip to the core. This stretc' lineada ts it to fit properly and smoothly around t e tire.

Prior to my invention it has been proposed to feed the rubberized sheets to the core over a straight-sided roll formed with oppositely 'turned spiral threads intended to spread the sheets. 'The result of this procedure is to stretch the edges of each sheet as much as, if not more than. the longitudinal median portions thereof. and consequently these stretched edges when spbsequently smoothed down on the sides of the core. are compressed into a smaller circumference than the median f rtion' of the strip which lies on the shoe tread. and consequently into a smaller length thansaid edges rrns-snon-maxmo iij'a'cmm Specification of Letie rs r atent.

the fabric on its longitudinal median Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Application filed August 9, 19 12 Serial No. 714389.

had previously been stretched to, with the result that the compressed tire does not possess the in: ximum strength, particularly at its side portions, which it would possess 1f the edges 01 the rubberized strip had not been stretched as much as the longitudinal median portions thereof.

The principil object of the present invem tion is to provide a satisfactory form of proceeds, the invention resides in the com inationand zrrangernent of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de scribed and c1 aimed, it being understood that changes iii the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without de parting-from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing. forming part of this specification.-.-

Figure 1 is a 'plan view of a tire-shoe -niakln machine constructed in'accordance with t e preser t invention;

Fig. 2 1s a s1 is elevation thereof; I

Fi 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 1 showing the mechanism for locking the tread farming and SFlIlIllIlg mechanism in different positions 0 ad'ustment; a

' g. 4 is an end elevation, partly in section, of the tire shoe making machine;

Fig. 5' is a d! tail view of the screwmechanism for rota ting the spinning tool supporting arm;

Fig. 6 is a de tail v ew at a n ht angle to Fig. 5. showing; the spring eatc by which predetermined the screw may be swung part y elevation s oivm detail h eier' p n statute fl QlQngi-fi tud i'na'l median; portions-of e rubberized strip?- withoutlcom g ing j egremhing sis gzthe lamel- 3 -i..'stretch i n"gltool trimming e01; end fcompres "sio'nroll, all of which' tools areijadapted to i h ei rih d j Fig.11 Sh'detail'rie ivinsectiohshowing 'jthe mannerin' which the linerfis-rol-ledx upon the-liner; support and the" rubberized. fabric g-.-2 v v H t 'fae'ilitat'e an understandin 5 outline-of"the-entire machine will first-be fg'i'ven."1'The reference letter Act the left .3

hand side ofjFigtr" 1 indicates the Stockholder or ,reel.-compri'sing, preferably, a plu- 'by: feeding them overthe liner: holders 2'-"2'2-: 2,:in' such manner-that thellners "are ewe-"upped u ionjthe liner holders;

From-the ta ric'holders, the s'heeted fabric.;passes .to-a tensionmechanism- B-. which serves to-plaee' it under suitableLtehsmn or "stretching action I From the tenslon-mechahism thehrub berized fabric passes ot er shaping rollers 10 which "serve;- to stretch the-.longitud-maII median portions of the fabric, without corres on'dingly stretching the edgesthereof,

- e7;,sl1aping..or stretchingv v rollers are yieldingly mounted in any suitable Trn anner,

and a registering dial D is cqnne'cted"therewith tokindicate orv register the tension: under whiclv the iabri c is-lplaced by said/median- 'line stretching devices.

sized fabric extends to the rotarycoreE. as-reference letter F vindicates the tread Iornringi-aihd .spinni'nglmechanism byfmeans ofwhich' the tread'is'formed ma te sheets" I out,-of engagement t w th thewormto perml' thespinnmg mech-= ,amsmt be operatedby hand';=- Fi 7 isa vi'w,. 'artlj in-sectionand, V.

. detail. ties}; in. ween- 2 section 'andipefil y inf eleva ion mama-1 11 qt he: ire-5a jee ejec n e ite 1e 2% 5 o l -re tretchingdexgice's C; the .rub-

of rubberized fabric are spun down into position. The reference letter G indicates the bead settin 'mechanism, I

I H indicates the 'ch'an'ge-s. e'ed"mechan1smj for driving the The f re erehce letter ore; an I indicates the electric motor or .-othere0urce of power for the machine Stock reek 'Eheistoclt'reel A i s j'ourna-led at 3 upon the machineirame 'which may be of any suitahlef orm end construction. The reel Apref- ,erably jis provided with radially extending ,ar 'li, on' the outer end of which are jourj'na ed the stock ll'older's'l and the liner-hold- I .'ers:2,=-which' are alternately arranged, as V llective iew showing; re me er-i t n v t h' adizi-ls t raemi n; "The-outer end of each of the alternate-arms- 5 i s preferably extended, as shown at- -6,Qto' form-a locking device intended tohe. engaged by aisocket 7 on aloe-king lever 8 soizth'at when said locking member 8 is unlocked from" one arm of the reel, and the reel is rotated'the next locking projection .6

on -the'reel A: wille'ngage and ride over the camgiortion. 12 and be automatically en gage b the socket member 7 of the look-'- ing device; It will he noted that the locking projections '6 are absent from the radial.

arms 5"which-carry the fabric holders 1 and are resent only. on those arms which carry 'the-jner holders 2. By this arrangement, the reelQis elweys locked in position to present one of the fabric holders and one of 'the liner holders in, proper position, as-

shown iii-Fig; 2. .I .As previously rubberized fabric is wrapped on the fabric holdersifl with a suitable muslinllinerYto prevent-the diflere'nt. convolutions, of the fahric-l from sticking together.) When the operator draws" the rilbberized gfabric from one of; the fabric holders, he first" feeds it over the 1next higher-liner holder, asshown in Fig.2; at thesame time causing the linerv to be wrapped on said liner holder. In this indicatedpthe sheeted orwhy,- the movement of the'fabric' causes a ipositiye rotation of the liner holder and at the" same time allows for the differential rotationwhich results fromthe creasing size of the liner holder.

nee linerholdei- 2 the "rubberized! fabric 1 5 extendsaround the tension mech a- 'nism B'fwhichg in this instance; consists of gradu lly in journaled in the machine frame, and has wfixed on its outer end a friction wheel 18 {which is engagedbya band brake 19. One

ml 20 of the band brake 19 is held by a tud 21 secured .tothe machine frame, and the other end.22 is adjustably connected with ediari. stretching means. From the tension mechanism B the rubber- 1zed fabric preferably is carried upward around the roller journaled at 31 in the machine frame. The function of the roller 30 is to provide for holdingan extended length of fabric under tension without un-' duly prolonging the length of the same.

From the roller .30, the fabric passes downward around a roller 32 which is journaled at 33.11pm; a frame 34 shown best in Figs. 1, 2 and 7.. The frame 34 is pivotally mounted at 35 upon the machine frame. The trunnions of the frame 34 are formed by a shaft or rod 36 which is fixed to the frame 34 and extends through bearings 37 on the machine frame. The rod 36 atone end is extended outward, as indicated in Fig. 7,.and has fixed on the outer end thereof an upstanding arm 38. Connected with thearm 38 is. a. registeringmechanism D, which will be hereinafter described.

From. the roller 32 on the pivotally mounted frame 34 the rubberized fabric ex.

tends upward'over the forming or stretch-' ing rollers 45 shown best in Figs. 2 and 7. The stretching rollers 45 are journaled onithe u per end of a standard 46 which extends s idably' through a bracket 47 on the outer end of the pivotal frame 34, a set screw :48 being employed to lock the standard 46 in-any desired position of,vertica1.adjustment.

The stretching rollers 45, as best shown in Fig. 7, are j ournaled on studs'gi49r set into the upperend of the standard 4 6,; and having their'heads, flush with the outertsurfaces of the stretching rollers 45.

The stretching rollers 45 preferably are formed ontheir outer faces withfcurvedribs 50 which extend generally radial d1re'c tions and tend' to facilitate the proper stretching of the fabric and also to cause the rollers to rotate as the fabrie'moxfes.

The function of the stretching rollers lever 24 is provided which, pr eferably, are arched in cross tion, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, is to stretch the rubberized fabric on its 0 ngitudinal median line, without correspondingly str'etching the longitudinal edges 'of the fabric, whereby the fabric is stretched into ap roximate trough shape in cross section be are it passes .onto ihe core E.

Rugz'stering mechanism.

It will be understood' that 'the fo'rw ard end 55 ofthe rubberized fabric-is attached to "the core E, which -is slowlyrotated to draw the fa bric"'onto the core against the tension of the tension mechanism "B. The

fabric is extended at an angle'around-the,

stretching rcllersf45', as indicated-clearly in Fig. 2. The tendency of ers 45 downward upon the fulcrum 35 of the frame 24 which carries said rollers.

the stretched fabrlc is to swi1 \g' or force the stretching roll- This downward tendency of the rollers 45, and frame 34 is communicated to the standard 38, Whit h, as reviously explained, is rigidly connected w th the frame 34. Pivot.

ally connected with theuplper epd of theich orms one standard 38 is a rod-60 w member of 't he spring scale or registering device D, the otherred 61 of which is pivoted at 62 to an upright 63 rigidly mounted .on the machine frame. I The pointer 64' of the registering device servesaccuratelyto indicate or register the amount oftension under which the fabric is acting.

Power-driven core.

Fr om the median line stretching means 0r rollers 45 the rubberized fabric extends to the rotary core E, which may be of any" suitable form and construction. The core E is journalel at 65 in standards 66 rising preferably co: npriseq'the central portionor from the machine base67 and the said core I hub 68 from which extends radial arms 69 adapted to nceive different sizes of cores.

l The power fordriving thecoi'e preferably comprises an electricmotor Lhavmg onthe shaft thereof a drive wheel 70, best 5 Fig. 1. The drive wheel 70 is connected own in with a pulley 71 on a shaft 72 by means of a belt 73. The shaft 72 is JOurnaled 1n V any suitable tearing 74 and: is provided on its opposite 81d with screw threads which engage and rotate a worm wheel 75 fixed on a; driven shaft 76 which drives the core a hrough suitalle speed changing mechanism,

which will now be describe Speed changing The drive st aft 76.115 shown in Fi '1, has

v keyed or feathered thereoma doub e-ended clutch member 80, which adapted to be is I b,

moved in either direction on the shaft 76 by means of an operating handle 81. The clutch member 80 can therebybe engaged with a clutch member 82 show Lin Fi 4,

- which is loose on the shaft" 76 and has xed thereon a pinion 83 engaging with-alarge gear wheel 8-1 fixed on the main; shaft 65 of the core. -When' the clutch member 80 is interlocked with the clutch 82 the core E mien the clntch member 80 ismoved in the opposite direct-ion it engages a clutch is driven at slow speed.

member 85 which is loose 'on the shaft 76 and has'fixed thereon a. large gear .wheel 86 meshing witha pinion 87 that i s'fixed on the l. shaft of the power -.,driven core. When the clutch-member -is interlocked with the clutch member the core is driven at ajrapid speed. 'VVhen the clutch member 80 is-in itsintermediate position, the core stands still.

Tread forming and spinning mechanism. The tread forming and spinning mechanisin F' is intended to be operated so as to hold any of the tools shown in Figs. .9 and 10 against the shoe. For example, the tread.

roll" 90 is held against the tread portion of the shoe for rolling it downinto' place, and thespin'ning' tool 91.is employed for spinn'ing down the side portions of each strip of fabric'asit is applied to the core, itbe1ng understood that the operator first operates of pressure-simply;

. ssure to so the core at slow speed until he has fed-a'sufficient length of fabric onto the'core, after which the fabric is cut cfl' with a pair of scissors in'the hands of the operator and the core is spun at high speed, and v the tread forming and spinning tools are suitably manipula-ted to shape the shoe.' p

' Each of the rollers or tools preferably 1s .imufnaled between'space'd arms 92 having connected therewith a tapered shank 93 formed :wi h an annular groove 94;. The

tapered shank 93, is fitted into a socket 95 formed in a plunger head 96.- A suitable setfserew -tifl. is. then vscrewed inward to .enga s; the annular; groove 94. By means of the set .screw- 97 the-tool can. be rotated to any desiredposition and then locked against itedniir its sliding movement in, the rotary head 100by means ofa stop 10 5 connected with a set screw 106 a-nd'located in a long- 98. By tightenin the screw 106 t Figs. 5 and 6. The worm .1

ha-mber 99-;and shut 0d the source llheplunger 98 1S l1m-.

tudinal slot 107 formed in the plunge e plunr head I ger 98 can be loc ed a ainstinovementin the rotary head 1 00. y loosening the set screw 106 the plunger 98 is. permitted to 3 have lnnited lon 1tudinal movementunder the influence-of tie fluid pressure.

lunger. 98 is pro-.-

At its rear end. the nded with suitable pae ting materiallOS. The rotary head 100 is provided with a suit able handle 109 for use in manipulating the same. The head 100 is formed-in itslower 1 face, as shown in Fig. 8, with; a socket 110 which fits over a stud on the uppeigl end of lea 100 to" an arm11l so as't'o' ada t the be rotatedm a. horizonta plane on the arm 111. A set screw 112 extends throhghthe wall of the socket 110, so :as-tolock the head 100 against rotary movement on :the arm' 111, when desired.

I The arm 111 is curved at its loweriend as shown in Fig. 2, and-is journaled'for rotary movement around a vertical axis 'on the upper end of the standard or-support 114.1 For the purpose jot rotating the arm; 11 1,.

said arm has fixedthereon-aworm whe el 115 which is engaged byga worm llfihaying'f i:

a hand wheel 117. a

It is sometimesfiesirable tomanipulate" the rotary arm 111 byj hand',fwithoutinter- 'ference tromthe worm 11.6, and means to accomphshmg this result is best; she

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at 119' on a bracket 120 "permanently fbolted to the standard or. support114- The oppo site endof the frame 118 is engaged by-the W nted. for rotat 1on "m a frame 118,;which is pivoted nose 121 of aspring 122 that is boltedat 123 tot-he bra0ket120. A' lip 124 is'formed.

on'the outer end of the spring 122 by means of which .lip said spring canbe depressed.

so as to move the beveledhose 121' out} of engagement with'the frame 118 of thes'crfew or worm 116. By depressing the'spring'122 the worm or screw, 116 can be swung out-- Wardonits fulcrum'o'l" PiV'bt'1195'so as to become disengaged on the worm wheel 115 ma nipulated hand.-

and thus 'permit'the rotary arm 111 to be- For the purpose of moving' the tread forming and .ispi-nning mechanism bodily. toward and from the v eriphery of the core E, the support 114 is s ida 1y mounted upon the base 67 of the machine frame. The nu meral' 125 in 'Fi t indicatesa'dove-tail 5 member which s vinto jaYdove-tail slot formed in the under-"face ofthe'bas'e plate 126 of the tread forming support'114. A wear" plate 127 is interposed between the members 125-126 and-is held in ,placebyl screws 128.

Fixed on the base '67 is an upright-130 in which is jou'rnaled a shaft 131] v having a hand wheel 132 and being threaded at its inner end to engage aboss 133 mount-- ed on'the base plate 126. Byturning the 130 by the letter ends of the levers V es hand wheel 132the basdplateflQG 'j'usted longitudinally.

For the pu'rpose'of automatically locking the base plate 126 in different positionsof ad UStment to suit the different sizes of tire shoes, a stop 135, best shown'in Fig.3, is ex tended through the base platev126 in'pofsition to be operated by the coiled" any one of aseriesof sockets 138. The catch 135 serves automatically to lock the spinning mechanismin anyone of a number of predetermined positions of adjustment.

p Begd s'ettzlng y "The head setting mechanism is indicated G and includes a curved arm or support 140 which is bifurcated or arranged atitslowerend as indicated at 141 4, and fulcrumed by means of the shaft ,31 to which said arms 1 11 are pinned, as indicated at 142. Pinned on the outer end. of the shaft 31 is a collar 1 13 from which depends a rigid arm 144 having on the lower end .thereof a. worm segment 1 15 engaged by a Screw 146 on a naled in the machine frame means of a hand wheel 148.

shaft 147, jour- By turning the hand wheel 148, the bead setting support 140- is swung toward or from the periphery of the core on an axis parallel with the axis of the core.

The head setting mechanism proper .is

mountedon the upper end of the supporting arm 140 and includes ahead 160 having a hub 161 which fits onto the end of the arm 40 and is held thereon by means of a set screw 162;

, Pivotally mounted on the head 160, as in dicated at 163163 is a pair of arms 164-164 each having journaled on their lower end a heading roller 165 formed with a- V-shaped groove to receive the bead and press it against the tire. I

The means for forcing apart the upper 164 so as to press the toward each other, preferably beading rolle s ed e block 166 shown best in consists of a 'Fig. 12, said wedge block having adove-tail portion 167 fitted into and slidable vertically within an undercut slot formed inthe head J ournaled in a boss 170fixed on the head '16 is a screw shaft 171 operatedby means of a hand wheel 172 and having a threaded lower end 'which threaded boss 173.fixed on the wedge bloc 166. B turning the hand wheel 171 the wedge b ock 166 can be moved upward so as to force apart the upper ends of the levers 164 and press the heading rollers 165 against thetirecasing. a

It will be understood that in forming the beads, the ends of said beads are securedto the sides of the tire casing or shoe and the spring 137,

and operated by engages an internally.

the fa bric holders 1+1 in such man rinm thewarp thi eads of the strips on onefabric holder are I V at right angles to the Warp threads of the strips on the next fabric holder, whereby the operator can feed a length of strip from one reel onto thecolfe and properly cut it ofi" and smooth itwdown, after which he can feed a strip, from the next adjacent fabric holder insuchmanner that its threads willcross the threadsiof the previous strips. h a

he tension mechanism of course holds each strip of material under proper tension while it is bei: 1g fed to the core and the shaping 1'01181545 serve as one convenient means for stretching the strips'of fabric on their longitudinal median lines without vcorrespondingly stretching-their. edges, so as to shape the strips properly as they are fed to the core, and thus adapt said strips to be subsequently smoothed down onto the core by means of the tread forming and spinning mechanism.

After the t: re shoe has been built up to the proper point, the beads are applied and rolled into pla cc by the bead setting rollers.

hat is clamed is: i 1. A tire sh as making machine having a core, yieldingly mounted means for-stretching the longitudinal median'portion of the tire fabric without stretching the edges thereof, and a registering devlce connected with and opera ted by said yieldingly mounted means for i: dicating the position thereof.

2. A tire slioe making machine having: a core, a tension mechanism and yieldingly mounted means for stretching the longitudinal, median portions of the'tire fabric relatively to the margins thereof.

3. A tire shce making machine having a core, a tension mechanism and yieldingly mounted means for stretching the longitudinal median portions of the tire fabric relatively to the margins thereof, and a gage for said stretching :neans.

4. A tire shoe making machine comprising a fabric ho. der, a tension device yieldingly mounted shaping rollers, one of which rollers includes means for stretching the longitudinal center of the fabric independently of the margins thereof, a gage connected with said shapin grollers, and a power-driven core.

5. A-tire shoe making machine having a reel provided with alternately arranged fabric and liner holders, the fabric from each fabric holder being passed around the adjacent liner lolder, a' tension device to receive the fabric as it leaves the liner holder, means for stretchin .theelongitudinsl median portions of the} f' ricas it-lea'yes the'tension mechanism, witho11t .str the edge portions thereof; and a move e "core to receive said stretched fabric.

6. A the shoe machine comprising a trans versely convexed rotarycore; a transversely.

convexed stretching element; means for'supporting the *stretc ing element yieldingly; and means for feeding the material to e "stretched, i'nto tangential contact with the core and the stretching element upon a common side of the axes of the core and the stretching element.

7. A tire shoe machine comprising a transversely convexed rotary core; a transversely convexed rotary, stretching element; means for en porting the stretching element yieldcore and the stretching e1e'ment.-

8. A tire shoe making machine comprismg a core, and reslliently mounted means en gin'g-andjworlrin the fabric longitudin y along the midd e thereof without correspondingly working the edges. of said fabric. v A t p 9. A tire shoe making machine comprising a core, and resiliently mounted means engaging. and working the fabric longitudina 1y along themid le thereof without correspondin'gly working the edges of said fabric, said means also acting to shape the fabric so as to cause the same to conform to the contour of the rim of the core. A

10. A tire shoe making machine comprising in combination, a rotatable core, means for supplying fabric to saidcore; a yieldingly mounted frame and a former adjustab Y connected with said frame and engaging the fabric to shape the same before it passes on to the core.

- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the resence'of two witnesses.

F ANKLIN W. KREMER.

Witnesses:

SELINA Wrnnsou, Ross CLARK. 

